To make a paper copy of the contents of the current window, use the Print... command (in menu File). You can use the Page Setup... command for general print settings.

As an alternative to printing, you can request the system to write a PostScript or PNG file. To do this, use the PostScript... and PNG (Portable Network Graphics)... commands (in menu File / Export).

For specific printing settings, use the "Printing" preferences (in menu File / Preferences..., "General" section, "Printing" tab).

The "For all printing" section at the top has some general options. The default is to include the entire cell, but you can choose to print only what is highlighted or only what is displayed by selecting the appropriate buttons. Note that when printing the highlighted area, a precise selection can be made with Area selection (see Section 2-1-3). |

The "Plot Date In Corner" option causes additional information to appear in the corner of the plot.

The "Print resolution" is the number of dots-per-inch (DPI) that the printer expects. Higher resolutions use more memory for the print image.

There are many PostScript options, available in the middle section.

- The "Encapsulated" checkbox causes the PostScript output to be insertable in other documents. For encapsulated PostScript, it is also possible to specify, for each cell, a scale to use.
- There are four color choices: "Black&White", which uses stipple patterns for the layers; "Color" which uses solid colors, but does not handle overlap (because PostScript does not handle transparency); "Color Stippled" which uses color stipple patterns for better overlap; and "Color Merged" which precomputes the layer overlap to produce a better-looking plot, but takes more time.
- You can specify the size of the page (choose "Printer" for devices that print onto single pieces of paper, and "Plotter" for devices that print onto continuous rolls of paper). The "Margin" field is the amount of white space to leave on the sides. All distances in the "Height", "Width", and "Margin" fields are in inches.
- You can choose to rotate the image by 90 degrees so that it fits better on the page. The default is "No Rotation", but the popup can switch to "Rotate plot 90 degrees" or "Auto-rotate plot to fit".
- You can request that PostScript files be synchronized with the current cell. Clicking the "Set" button prompts you for a file name, which is stored with the current cell. Whenever you write any PostScript, Electric checks all synchronized cells to see if they are newer than their associated disk file. If they are newer, the files are regenerated. Thus, you can specify PostScript files for many different cells in a library, and when PostScript is generated, all of the files will be properly updated to reflect the state of the design.

The bottom section of the dialog applies to HPGL, which is not yet available.